On 11/23/15 21:12, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Mon, 2015-11-23 at 20:27 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: >> On 11/23/15 19:48, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >>> On Mon, 2015-11-23 at 12:45 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: >>>> 1. Make sure the ConsoleKit package is installed. If not, >>>> install >>>> it. >>> Does ConsoleKit still exist in F23? >>> >>> >> Surprise, surprise. Looks like not.... >> >> I know that a simple "startx" seems to always start GNOME. > I think that's because /etc/X11/xinit/Xclients > checks /etc/sysconfig/desktop which has Gnome as the default. > >> It looks like simply creating a ~/.xinitrc file containing "startkde" >> is sufficient in F23. > I don't have a .xinitrc, despite running KDE. In fact I haven't > changed /etc/sysconfig/desktop either (though it might be worth > trying). So something is setting it up, I just haven't worked out > exactly what. Right, you wouldn't have one unless you created it since it certainly isn't needed when one is using a Display Manager such as gdm, kdm, or sddm. > > This stuff is just too encrusted with historical hangovers, scripts > calling scripts calling scripts ... that it's quite a challenge to > figure it out. Yeah. Well at least I now know how to start a given DE from the console and runlevel 3 if need be. -- In reality, some people should stick to running Windows and others should stay away from computers altogether. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
